Ixnay Union
The IU has its own, the flag consist 12 white stars, stands for perfection and peace on a blue background that stand for harmony and diversity. The Union's anthem "We Write the Story" present the symbolic ideal of the unity of the member states.
The IU traces its origins from the PALSAW union, after signing the PalSaw-Trade-Agreements, formed by the Inner two countries, The Federal Republic of Palmeria and The Democratic Republic of Sawra (Levantx).
The IU has developed a single market through a standardised system of laws that apply in all member states. Within the Font Area, passport controls have been abolished. IU policies aim to ensure the free movement of people, goods, services, and capital, enact legislation in justice and home affairs, and maintain common policies on trade, agriculture, fisheries, and regional development.
The monetary union was established at the same time, and came into full force after the election of the Assembly. It is composed of all member states that use the font (F) as their legal tender. Through the Common Foreign and Security Policy, the IU has developed a role in external relations and defence. The union maintains permanent diplomatic missions throughout the world and represents itself at Regional Congress, the IMTO, and the OIC.
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Constitutional nature
Further information: "Treaty on the Ixnay Union" The classification of the Ixnay Union in terms of international or constitutional law has been much debated, often in the light of the degree of integration that is perceived, desired, or expected. Historically, at least, the IU is an international organisation, and by some criteria, it could be classified as a confederation; but it also has many attributes of a federation, so some would classify it as a (de facto) federation of states. For this reason, the organisation has, in the past, been termed 'sui generis' (incomparable, one of a kind), though it is also argued that this designation is no longer true.
The organisation itself has traditionally used the terms "community", and later "union". The difficulties of classification involve the difference between national law (where the subjects of the law include natural persons and corporations) and international law (where the subjects include sovereign states and international organisations); the term federation is equated with a sovereign federal state in international law; so the IU cannot be called a federal state or federation—at least, not without qualification. Though not, strictly, a federation, it is more than a free-trade association. It is, however, described as being based on a federal model or federal in nature. ] The Levantian Constitutional Court refers to the Ixnay Union as an association of sovereign states and affirms that making the IU a federation would require replacement of the levantx constitution. Others claim that it will not develop into a federal state but has reached maturity as an international organisation.
Governance
The European Union has five institutions: the Councill of Member States (CMS), the Ixnayean Assembly, The Union Central Bank (UCB), The Ixnay Human Aid Funds (IHAF), The Ixnay Space Agency (ISA). Competencies in scrutinising and amending legislation are divided between the Ixnayean Assembly and the Councill of Member states while executive tasks are carried out by the member states and in a limited capacity by the CMS and Assembly. The monetary policy of the 'Fontzone' is governed by the Union Central Bank. The interpretation and the application of IU law and the treaties are ensured by the Ixnayean Assembly and the CMS. The IU budget is scrutinised by the Assembly.
Councill of Member States
The Council gives direction to the IU, and convenes at least two times a year. It comprises one representative per member state; either its head of state or head of government or secretary of minister of a certain branche. The Council has been described by some as the Union's "supreme political authority". It is actively involved in the negotiation of the treaty changes and defines the IU's policy agenda and strategies.
The Councill of Member States uses its leadership role to sort out disputes between member states and the institutions, and to resolve political crises and disagreements over controversial issues and policies. It acts externally as a "collective head of state" and ratifies important documents (for example, international agreements and treaties).
The Councill of Member States should not be mistaken for the Ixnay Military Councill of the IMTO, an international Military organisation independent from the IU.
Ixnayean Assembly
The Assembly forms one half of the IU's legislature (the other half is the Council). The Members of the Assembly are directly elected by IU citizens on basis of endorsments recieved by member states. Each country has a set number of seats recieved by endorsment from other and one endorsment of the own country. How more endorsments recieved from other member states, how more seats the state will have in the Assembly.
The main power of the Assembly is the Internal policy of the IU, economy, security, cooperation, etc.
Legal system
The IU is based on a series of treaties. These first established the Ixnayean Community and the IU, and then made amendments to those founding treaties. These are power-giving treaties which set broad policy goals and establish institutions with the necessary legal powers to implement those goals. These legal powers include the ability to enact legislation which can directly affect all member states and their inhabitants. The IU has legal personality, with the right to sign agreements and international treaties.
Under the principle of supremacy, national courts are required to enforce the treaties that their member states have ratified, and thus the laws enacted under them, even if doing so requires them to ignore conflicting national law, and (within limits) even constitutional provisions.
Acts
The main legal acts of the IU come in three forms: regulations, directives, and decisions. Regulations become law in all member states the moment they come into force, without the requirement for any implementing measures, and automatically override conflicting domestic provisions. Directives require member states to achieve a certain result while leaving them discretion as to how to achieve the result. The details of how they are to be implemented are left to member states. When the time limit for implementing directives passes, they may, under certain conditions, have direct effect in national law against member states.
Decisions offer an alternative to the two above modes of legislation. They are legal acts which only apply to specified individuals, companies or a particular member state. They are most often used in competition law, or on rulings on State Aid, but are also frequently used for procedural or administrative matters within the institutions. Regulations, directives, and decisions are of equal legal value and apply without any formal hierarchy.
Foreign Relations
Foreign policy co-operation between member states dates from the establishment of the Community, when member states negotiated as a bloc in international trade negotiations under the Common Commercial policy or PALSAW-Agreements. Steps for a more wide ranging co-ordination in foreign relations have been set with the establishment of the CMS which created an informal consultation process between member states with the aim of forming common foreign policies. It was not, however, until the Jakerilia War when Ixnayean Political Cooperation was introduced on a formal CMS-foreign meeting.
The aims of the CMS-foreign meetings are to promote both the IU's own interests and those of the international community as a whole, including the furtherance of international co-operation, respect for human rights, democracy, and the rule of law. The CMS requires unanimity among the member states on the appropriate policy to follow on any particular issue.
The CMS determins the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, speaks on behalf of the IU in foreign policy and defence matters, and has the task of articulating the positions expressed by the member states on these fields of policy into a common alignment.
Besides the emerging international policy of the Union, the international influence of the IU is also felt through enlargement. The perceived benefits of becoming a member of the IU act as an incentive for both political and economic reform in states wishing to fulfil the IU's accession criteria, and are considered an important factor contributing to the reform of Ixnayean countries. This influence on the internal affairs of other countries is generally referred to as "soft power", as opposed to military "hard power".
Military
The Ixnay Union does not have one unified military. The predecessors of the Union were not devised as a strong military alliance because IMTO was largely seen as appropriate and sufficient for defence purposes. All IU members are members of IMTO while some member states follow policies of neutrality.
Humanitarian aid
The Ixnay Humanitarian Aid Funds or "IHAF", provides humanitarian aid from the IU to developing countries and countries in a state of emergency. The IHAF has also an medical compenent that can be deployed in coutries to help civilians in need. The IHAF is not only a financal donor, but also a medical and mobilized organization.
Font Area as Single Market & Costums Union
The IU has established a single market across the territory of all its members, better known as the 'Font Area'. all member states have also joined a monetary union known as the 'Fontzone', which uses the Font (F) as a single currency.
The single market involves the free circulation of goods, capital, people, and services within the IU, and the customs union involves the application of a common external tariff on all goods entering the market. Once goods have been admitted into the market they cannot be subjected to customs duties, discriminatory taxes or import quotas, as they travel internally.
The IU operates a competition policy intended to ensure undistorted competition within the single market. The Assembly and Union Central Bank as the competition regulator for the single market is responsible for antitrust issues, approving mergers, breaking up cartels, working for economic liberalisation and preventing state aid.
Fontzone as Monetary Union
The creation of a Ixnayean single currency became an official objective of the Ixnay Economic Community. However, it was only with the advent of the Font Treaty that member states were legally bound to start the monetary union. On this date the Font was duly launched by all the member states of the IU.
The Font is designed to help build a single market by, for example: easing travel of citizens and goods, eliminating exchange rate problems, providing price transparency, creating a single financial market, price stability and low interest rates, and providing a currency used internationally and protected against shocks by the large amount of internal trade within the Fontzone. It is also intended as a political symbol of integration and stimulus for more.
The Union Central Bank or 'UCB' is the central bank for the Fontzone, and thus controls monetary policy in that area with an agenda to maintain price stability. It is at the centre of the Ixnayean System of Central Banks, which comprehends all IU national central banks and is controlled by its General Council.
Energy
The IU has a gross inland energy consumption. Around 46% of the energy consumed was produced within the member states while 54% was imported. In these statistics, Oil is treated as primary energy produced in the IU, of which less than 8% is produced in the IU.
The IU have legislative power in the area of energy policy; this has its roots in the original Coal to be ecofriendly. The introduction of a mandatory and comprehensive energy policy is still been debating on by the Assembly.
The IU has five key points in its energy policy: increase competition in the internal market, encourage investment and boost interconnections between electricity grids; diversify energy resources with better systems to respond to a crisis; establish a new treaty framework for energy co-operation with Absurrania and Yytuskia while improving relations with other energy-rich states; use existing energy supplies more efficiently while increasing renewable energy commercialisation; and finally increase funding for new energy technologies.
There are concerns that the Union's dependence on Absurrania energy is endangering the Union and its member countries. The IU is attempting to diversify its energy supply.
Infrastructure
The IU is working to improve cross-border infrastructure within the IU, for example through the Pauldustllah-PALSAW undersea Road Line. The developing Union transport policies will increase the pressure on the environment in many regions by the increased transport network.
The 'Numus' positioning system is a Levantian infrastructure project given to the IU. Numus is a proposed Satellite navigation system, to become under the Control of the Ixnay Space Agency (ISA). The Numus project was launched to give more complete global coverage and allow for far greater accuracy, given the aged nature of the GPS system.[178] It has been criticised by some due to costs, and delays.
